Inside this little book one of Britain’s top Grammar Gurus reveals all you need to know about Grammar but were afraid to ask.Let’s admit it, we all struggle with Grammar. There, they’re or their? Who’s or whose? Me or I? Fewer or less? Worry no more, Caroline is here to take the grind out of grammar in easy bite-sized chunks. With insights into hyphens and the dreaded apostrophe, comparatives and superlatives and whether England is singular or plural, she offers clear but light-hearted advice on getting things right when it matters – and relaxing just a little when it doesn’t.Beautifully produced, Collins Little Book of Grammar Secrets is a treasure in itself and makes a perfect gift. Be careful who you give it to though; you never know who is going to start picking you up on your misplaced modifiers.

Collins Little Book of Grammar Secrets (Collins Little Books)

Children's Books

Taggart, Caroline

Education & Reference

Collins

Take a journey down winding lanes and Roman roads in this witty and informative guide to the meanings behind the names of England’s towns and villages. From Celtic farmers to Norman conquerors, right up to the Industrial Revolution, deciphering place names reveals how previous generations lived, worked, traveled, and worshipped, and how their influence has shaped the landscape. From the most ancient sacred sites to towns that take their names from stories of giants and knights, learn how Roman garrisons became great cities, and discover how a meeting of the roads could become a thriving market town. Region by region, Caroline Taggart uncovers hidden meanings to reveal a patchwork of tall tales and ancient legends that collectively tells the story of how England was made.

The Book of English Place Names: How Our Towns and Villages Got Their Names

Travel

Ebury Press

The Book of London Place Names

Ever wondered if Cheapside really is cheap, what you do in Threadneedle Street, or who the knights of Knightsbridge were? 
Did you know that Piccadilly is actually an insult? And that Euston Road was built because there were too many cows on Oxford Street? Or that the River Fleet was covered over partly because of a drunken butcher? Take a trip down narrow lanes\and through cobbled streets and crowded markets to discover the meanings behind the city’s place names. Meet forgotten residents whose names survive in the places where they lived and uncover tales from London’s murky past that have shaped the modern city. From famous landmarks to forgotten rivers, grand thoroughfares to lost palaces, and ancient villages swallowed up as the city grew, Caroline Taggart explains the hidden meanings behind familiar places. If you have ever wanted to peel back the layers of history and discover the people, events and stories that shaped London, then come on a journey that will reveal the city in a new light.

Reference

A book to inspire logophiles and the rest of us to use uncommon words in their correct context. 
 Perhaps you have wanted to ameliorate your atavistic lexicon, engage in a little intellectual badinage or you have been discombobulated by tricky diction? 500 Words You Should Know has you covered. This book will inspire the reader to use uncommon words in their correct context, utilize the English language to its full potential and test themselves on the words they think they already know. 
 It is a book for the appreciator of correct usage and contains words you thought you knew (decimate, caveat, nemesis), words you should know (euphemism, diatribe, tautology) and just a few that you might want to know (peripatetic, shibboleth, callipygian). 
 This essential cornucopia of 500 of the best, trickiest and oft-misused words in the English language are arranged thematically. Each word is dissected, with a laconic gloss of etymology and historical and modern usage, to give a full understanding and effectively adopt the word into vocabulary in its proper context. 
<ul> 1. Terms of Endearment, Respect and Admiration - it's easy to confuse complement and compliment 2. Terms of Abuse, Criticism and Mild Contempt - the Xbox player had an etoliated look about him 
 3. It Depends on My Mood - a frat house is likely to be rabelaisian at least some of the time 
 4. Let's Give It Some Thought - it's best to be discrete when talking about disparate opinions 
 5. The Rough with the Smooth - celebrity culture feeds on schadenfreude 
 6. Heaven, Hell and the Bits in Between - weekends are for peregrinations around the mall 
 7. Science and the Arts - some readers of this book may be guilty of elision. 
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 Readers interested in everything that eclectic English has to offer, who wish to celebrate its majesty and depth and to ensure that they always use the language pedantically, this veracious cornucopia of knowledge will have them confabulating with the literary cognoscenti in no time.

500 Words You Should Know

Words, Language & Grammar

Firefly Books

Serious answers to rhetorical questions—what's not to like? For those of us who have long wondered where bears go to take care of their business, if the Pope is actually Catholic, or whether anyone is really made of money, Caroline Taggart provides the answers to these and a host of previously unanswerable questions. From the most profound questions of philosophy to queries of geography and science, this deadpan book is full of hilarious information you never knew you needed including: • What's love got to do with it? • How many roads must a man walk down before you call him a man? • Where does the time go? • Can a leopard change his spots?

Does a Bear Sh*t in the Woods?: Answers to Rhetorical Questions

Plume

<div>Exploring the gardens, monuments, museums, and churches with walks both urban and rural, from the Brontë parsonage in Haworth to Zadie Smith's North London and Shakespeare's Stratford,&nbsp;The Book Lover's Bucket List&nbsp;takes you through some 100 wonderfully described literary sites and landscapes, complete with color destination photographs and illustrations from the British Library collections. Start with Chaucer, Dickens, and Larkin in Westminster Abbey. Spend an afternoon at Colliers Wood Nature Reserve in Nottinghamshire and take in the lake D. H. Lawrence described as "all grey and visionary, stretching into the moist, translucent vista of trees and meadow."&nbsp;Venture south to Cornwall and work your way up to the Scottish Highlands, taking detours to Northern Ireland in the west and Norfolk in the east. There are gardens, monuments, museums, churches, and a surprising quantity of stained glass. There are walks both urban and rural, where you can explore real landscapes or imaginary haberdasher's shops. There's the club where Buck's Fizz was invented and a pub where you can eat Sherlock's Steak & Ale Pie. And there's a railway station where you can stroke the muzzle of one of the world's most famous and endearing bears. Wherever you are in the United Kingdom, you're never far from something associated with a good book.</div>

The Book Lover's Bucket List: A Tour of Great British Literature

Europe

British Library Publishing

The European Book Lover's Bucket List: A Grand Tour of Literature

Literature & Fiction

The Philosophy of Christmas (15) (British Library Philosophy of series)

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Entertaining & Holidays

A humorous, quirky look at the origins of many of the UK's best-loved regional delicacies, with recipes for more than 60 of the featured cakes If there's one thing Brits never say no to, it’s stopping at four o'clock for a cup of tea and a slice of something tasty. After all, they invented afternoon tea. The UK is a land rich in moist, mouth-watering flavors, of sponges and scones, fruitcakes and fancies. So what better way to capture a slice of Britain than to devour its many tea-time treats, slice by sumptuous slice? That's what Caroline Taggart set out to do one day—nothing more energetic than taking a table by the window, and investigating one mouthful at a time what (other than geography) separates a Coventry Cod Cake from an Eccles Cake, or Grantham Gingerbread from Whitby Gingerbread. In her encounters with those people making traditional cakes, she unravels the stories behind why, where, and when they originated, and meditates on their resurgence today. Includes metric measurements.

A Slice of Britain: Around the Country by Cake

Baking

AA Publishing

If there’s one thing Brits never say no to, it’s stopping at four o’clock for a cup of tea and a slice of something tasty. After all, they invented afternoon tea. So what better way to capture a slice of Britain than to devour its many tea-time treats, slice by sumptuous slice? That’s what Caroline Taggart set out to do one day—nothing more energetic than taking a table by the window, and investigating one mouthful at a time what (other than geography) separates a Coventry God Cake from an Eccles Cake, or Grantham Gingerbread from Whitby Gingerbread. In her encounters with those people making traditional cakes, she unravels the stories behind why they originated, where and when they did, and meditates on their resurgence today. Includes 60 recipes, with metric measures.

Around Britain By Cake: A Tour of Our Traditional Teatime Treats

Cooking Education & Reference

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